About September 26
September 26, 2024 is the 270th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
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Libra is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 125 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On September 26
- 46 BC –Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus.
- 715 –Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
- 1212 –Golden Bull of Sicily is certified as an hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
- 1580 –Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
- 1687 –The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange’s invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
- 1783 –The first battle of Shays’ Rebellion begins.
- 1792 –Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France.
- 1907 –New Zealand and Newfoundland each become dominions within the British Empire.
- 1914 –The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- 1917 –World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
- 1944 –World War II: On the central front of the Gothic Line Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting.
- 1950 –Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations.
- 1960 –Fidel Castro announces Cuba’s support for the U.S.S.R.
- 1960 –In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
- 1970 –The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
- 1981 –Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
- 1997 –A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
- 1997 –An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
- 2002 –The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of The Gambia killing more than 1,000.
- 2009 –Typhoon Ketsana (2009) hit the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
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